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Janine Turner Biography

Birth Name:
Janine Gauntt
Birth Place:
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • At age 15, began working for New York's Wilhelmina Modeling Agency, becoming one of the agency's youngest models at the time
  • Her big break was playing bush pilot Maggie in 1990's Northern Exposure
  • Named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People Magazine in 1993
  • Made her directorial debut with the 2004 short film Trip in a Summer Dress
  • Appointed a member of the President's Volunteer Service Council in 2006
  • Memorably played the wife of the domineering father of a high-school football player on the acclaimed drama series Friday Night Lights in 2008 and 2009
  • Recipient of the Women at Work Award from the National Commission on Working Women
  • A political activist and supporter of Republican party causes, she is the author of Holding Her Head High: 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History

Awards

  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1993Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1993Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1992Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated

Relationships